MV Liberty Sun
 MV Liberty Sun in 2007
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Liberty Sun |
| Owner | Liberty Maritime Corporation |
| Route | Texas to Mombasa |
| Launched | 21 June 1986 |
| Identification | IMO number: 8500551 |
| Fate | Scrapped 5 March 2013 |
| General characteristics | |
MV Liberty Sun is a
Somali pirates on 14 April 2009.[1]
After unloading food aid at Captain Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama hijacking, shortly after he had been freed in an operation which left three pirates dead and one captured. One of the pirates, Abdi Garad, told AFP news agency that they had intended to destroy the ship and its crew. "The aim of this attack was totally different. We were not after a ransom. We also assigned a team with special equipment to chase and destroy any ship flying the American flag in retaliation for the brutal killing of our friends."[2]
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References
- New York Times. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
- ^ "French warship captures pirates". BBC News. 2009-04-15. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
- ^ WIRED (6 May 2009). "Pirate Assault on the Liberty Sun". Archived from the original on 2021-12-20 – via YouTube.
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